{"id":223268,"date":"2019-05-03T11:08:53","date_gmt":"2019-05-03T06:08:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/?p=223268"},"modified":"2019-05-03T11:08:53","modified_gmt":"2019-05-03T06:08:53","slug":"blinded-by-the-light-a-tale-of-a-pakistani-teen-who-turns-to-music-to-be-understood-trailer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/blinded-by-the-light-a-tale-of-a-pakistani-teen-who-turns-to-music-to-be-understood-trailer\/","title":{"rendered":"Blinded By The Light: A Tale of a Pakistani Teen Who Turns To Music To Be Understood [Trailer]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>Blinded by the Light <\/em><\/strong>captures a multicultural person&#8217;s struggle of not being understood. The movie follows a British-Pakistani teenager as he connects with Bruce Springsteen&#8217;s music.<\/p>\n<p>The Warner Bros. production is set in Luton in 1987, as a British-Pakistani teen, who wants to be an aspiring writer, finds inspiration in Bruce Springsteen&#8217;s lyrics.<\/p>\n\n<div data-mode=\"normal\" data-oembed=\"1\" data-provider=\"youtube\" id=\"arve-youtube-zowfc09lnzm\" style=\"max-width:662px;\" class=\"arve\">\n\t<div class=\"arve-inner\">\n\t\t<div style=\"aspect-ratio:331\/186\" class=\"arve-embed arve-embed--has-aspect-ratio\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"arve-ar\" style=\"padding-top:56.193353%\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<iframe allow=\"accelerometer &#039;none&#039;;autoplay &#039;none&#039;;bluetooth &#039;none&#039;;browsing-topics &#039;none&#039;;camera &#039;none&#039;;clipboard-read &#039;none&#039;;clipboard-write;display-capture &#039;none&#039;;encrypted-media &#039;none&#039;;gamepad &#039;none&#039;;geolocation &#039;none&#039;;gyroscope &#039;none&#039;;hid &#039;none&#039;;identity-credentials-get &#039;none&#039;;idle-detection &#039;none&#039;;keyboard-map &#039;none&#039;;local-fonts;magnetometer &#039;none&#039;;microphone &#039;none&#039;;midi &#039;none&#039;;otp-credentials &#039;none&#039;;payment &#039;none&#039;;picture-in-picture;publickey-credentials-create &#039;none&#039;;publickey-credentials-get &#039;none&#039;;screen-wake-lock &#039;none&#039;;serial &#039;none&#039;;summarizer &#039;none&#039;;sync-xhr;usb &#039;none&#039;;web-share;window-management &#039;none&#039;;xr-spatial-tracking &#039;none&#039;;\" allowfullscreen=\"\" class=\"arve-iframe fitvidsignore\" credentialless data-arve=\"arve-youtube-zowfc09lnzm\" data-lenis-prevent=\"\" data-src-no-ap=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/ZOwfC09LnZM?feature=oembed&amp;iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;autohide=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;autoplay=0\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"372\" loading=\"lazy\" name=\"\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-presentation allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/ZOwfC09LnZM?feature=oembed&#038;iv_load_policy=3&#038;modestbranding=1&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autoplay=0\" title=\"\" width=\"662\"><\/iframe>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n<\/div>\n<p><strong><em>Blinded by the Light<\/em><\/strong> cast Viveik Kalra as Javed, the protagonist. Javed is a multicultural teenager with dreams of becoming a writer.<\/p>\n<p>If being multicultural wasn&#8217;t hard enough on its own, we have his strict, traditional parents who disapprove of his passion. Javed is still intent on pursuing his dream as a writer, despite his parents not on board regarding his career choice.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; letter-spacing: 5px; font-size: 16px; margin: 0;\">ALSO READ<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; font-family: Raleway ,sans-serif;\" href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/riz-ahmed-to-play-a-british-pakistani-rapper-in-mughal-mowgli\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Riz Ahmed to Play a British Pakistani Rapper in &#8216;Mughal Mowgli&#8217;<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Change<\/h3>\n<p>Things change when a friend gives Javed a Bruce Springsteen cassette tape. Things do a double take from there on onwards. as Javed&#8217;s world is changed forever as he instantly connects to the music.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;It\u2019s like Bruce knows everything I\u2019ve ever felt, everything I\u2019ve ever wanted.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>His parents are concerned with his newfound need to integrate and aren&#8217;t too thrilled about it. Nonethless, Javed manages to go and see the home of &#8216;The Boss&#8217; while on a solo trip to the US.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;My hope is to build a bridge to my ambitions but not a wall between my family and me.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong><em>Dancing in the Dark<\/em><\/strong>, <strong><em>The Promised Land,<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0and <strong><em>Born to Run<\/em><\/strong> are just a few of Springsteen&#8217;s hits that are featured in the two-minute trailer.<\/p>\n<h3>Behind the Story<\/h3>\n<p>Directed by Gurinder Chadha, <strong><em>Blinded by the Light<\/em><\/strong> was supposed to be the revival of her particular brand of film-making, like her previous hit <strong><em>Bend It Like Beckham<\/em><\/strong>. This time around she decided to represent the British-Pakistani community. Although the actor is not Pakistani, the co-writer of the script is.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, the film is based on\u00a0the memoir\u00a0<em><strong>Greetings from Bury Park<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>by journalist Sarfraz Manzoor. Sarfaraz Manzoor co-wrote the script.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; letter-spacing: 5px; font-size: 16px; margin: 0;\">ALSO READ<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; font-family: Raleway ,sans-serif;\" href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/famous-law-school-that-jinnah-went-to-holds-its-first-muslim-wedding-in-600-years\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Famous Law School That Jinnah Went to Holds Its First Muslim Wedding in 600 Years<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Gurinder Chadha said that as an artist, Bruce Springsteen has played an important part in her life.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Blinded by the Light<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>premiered at the Sundance Film Festival earlier in 2019. <em>Blinded by the Light\u00a0<\/em>release date is slated for August, 14th in the United States.<\/p>\n<p><em>via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/articles\/business\/tvfilm\/8509911\/blinded-by-the-light-trailer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Billboard<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Blinded by the Light captures a multicultural person&#8217;s struggle of not being understood. The movie follows a British-Pakistani teenager as he connects with Bruce Springsteen&#8217;s music. The Warner Bros. production is set in Luton in 1987, as a British-Pakistani teen, who wants to be an aspiring writer, finds inspiration in Bruce Springsteen&#8217;s lyrics. 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